LIBYA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,099	1	6,610	+ 26,489
Stroke	2	24,082	2	2,603	+ 21,479
Hypertension	3	4,879	6	915	+ 3,964
Lung Cancers	4	3,909	13	592	+ 3,317
Inflammatory/Heart	5	3,763	37	107	+ 3,656
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,951	16	427	+ 2,524
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,712	10	743	+ 1,969
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,164	8	803	+ 1,360
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,048	9	744	+ 1,305
Breast Cancer	10	1,931	25	190	+ 1,741
Stomach Cancer	11	1,919	33	134	+ 1,785
Prostate Cancer	12	1,896	39	96	+ 1,801
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,783	23	209	+ 1,574
Suicide	14	1,568	19	304	+ 1,265
Liver Disease	15	1,491	11	630	+ 860
Other Injuries	16	1,481	15	432	+ 1,049
Kidney Disease	17	1,457	4	1,186	+ 271
Lung Disease	18	1,415	12	607	+ 808
Lymphomas	19	1,003	26	189	+ 814
Bladder Cancer	20	932	31	136	+ 796
Alcohol	21	929	50	22	+ 908
Oral Cancer	22	875	41	81	+ 794
Falls	23	823	24	204	+ 619
Ovary Cancer	24	803	42	75	+ 728
Leukemia	25	761	22	217	+ 544
Liver Cancer	26	640	28	153	+ 488
Road Traffic Accidents	27	627	3	1,444	- 816
Other Neoplasms	28	624	58	10	+ 614
Uterin Cancer	29	604	60	8	+ 595
Skin Cancers	30	590	51	20	+ 570
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	580	38	99	+ 481
Oesophagus Cancer	32	536	49	33	+ 503
Cervical Cancer	33	522	32	135	+ 387
Drownings	34	518	43	74	+ 444
Parkinson's Disease	35	513	27	159	+ 353
Fires	36	422	36	115	+ 307
Violence	37	386	30	145	+ 241
Skin Disease	38	312	54	17	+ 295
HIV/AIDS	39	303	21	224	+ 79
Tuberculosis	40	291	7	812	- 521
Endocrine Disorders	41	241	29	153	+ 89
Hepatitis C	42	216	65	1	+ 215
Congenital Anomalies	43	190	14	493	- 303
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	186	80	0	+ 186
Epilepsy	45	181	44	67	+ 114
Asthma	46	170	20	297	- 127
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	167	46	49	+ 117
Drug Use	48	167	17	371	- 204
Poisonings	49	95	45	56	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	50	83	52	20	+ 63
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	81	62	4	+ 77
Meningitis	52	60	47	41	+ 19
Anemia	53	58	84	0	+ 58
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	56	40	92	- 36
Birth Trauma	55	48	34	132	- 85
Low Birth Weight	56	46	18	359	- 313
Schizophrenia	57	31	86	0	+ 31
Osteoarthritis	58	28	81	0	+ 28
Appendicitis	59	19	56	15	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	60	19	35	124	- 105
Oral conditions	61	15	82	0	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	62	15	67	0	+ 14
Hepatitis B	63	13	48	34	- 21
Malnutrition	64	8	57	11	- 3
Syphilis	65	5	61	6	- 0
Otitis Media	66	4	70	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	67	3	68	0	+ 3
War	68	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Encephalitis	69	0	53	19	- 19
Pertussis	70	0	55	17	- 17
Tetanus	71	0	64	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	78	0	59	9	- 9
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	66	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Latvia

Libya

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.